events
September 29, 2013
Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.
Gujba college massacre
On 29 September 2013, gunmen from Boko Haram entered the male dormitory in the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing forty-four students and teachers.
Boko Haram
Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad, is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group split, resulting in the emergence of a hostile faction known as the Islamic State's West Africa Province.
September 29
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 93 days remain until the end of the year.